The donation of 'Agrobank dan Komuniti' Programme was handed out by Kamarul Azlan Razak, Head of Commercial of Agrobank Northern Region (second from right) to Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Bin Bahari, Chairman of NEKMAT (second from left) witnessed by Baharom Romli, Branch Manager Agrobank Kodiang (left) and Norafizah Ani Abdullah, Head of Sales and Services Agrobank Northern Region (right) . 
 

KUALA KEDAH, Kedah, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The COVID-19 crisis has profoundly affected the economic and livelihood of the fishing community in Kuala Kedah, Kedah.  Concerned about the motion waves of change of the fishing community derives from the recent Enhance Movement Control Order (EMCO), Agrobank had recently distributed 600 boxes of food aid through ‘Agrobank dan Komuniti’ programme on a ceremony held on 24 September 2021 (Friday).
 
This initiative is carried out through a collaboration with the Fishermen’s Association of Kuala Kedah and the National Fishermen’s Association (NEKMAT) to aid those impacted with EMCO.  The EMCO has worsened the situation whereby the fishing community has severely loss their earning due to not being able to go to the sea for fish catching activities.  The situation has also exacerbated due to the limitation of logistic facilities involving almost all areas in Kuala Kedah district.
 
Khadijah Iskandar, Covering President/Chief Executive Officer of Agrobank said, “Since Agrobank’s inception, it has been in our DNA of to assist the unserved and underserved communities and in line with our tagline, ‘Sentiasa Di sisi Anda’, we understand the difficulties faced by the fishing community in Kuala Kedah which has impacted their earn of living. Therefore, it is hoped that this initiative may alleviate the burden faced by the fishing community to continue their daily lives."
 
“The strategic collaborations between Agrobank and Fishermen’s Association of Kuala Kedah and NEKMAT today is a testament of our determination to continue to help the agro-community, especially among the fishermen who are impacted with the current situation by channelling aid in the form of basic food items such as rice, milk, biscuits, sugar and other necessities, with a total contribution of RM49,000.”
 
The donation was handed out by Kamarul Azlan Razak, Head of Commercial of Agrobank Northern Region to Abdul Hamid Bahari, Chairman of NEKMAT at the Dewan Komuniti Nelayan, Kompleks Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM).
 
This philanthropic mission in Kuala Kedah is one of Agrobank's corporate social responsibility initiatives through its flagship programme called ‘Agrobank dan Komuniti’ designed to reaching out the local community where Agrobank operates.

ABOUT AGROBANK

Agrobank is a leader in agriculture financing and values-based banking based (VBI)* in Malaysia. Established in 1969, Agrobank is actively involved in charting the growth and development of Malaysia’s agriculture industry by offering shariah compliant products and solutions across various customer segments including corporate, commercial, consumer, trade finance and micro financing customers. Agrobank is a full-fledged Islamic bank since 1st July 2015.
 
As a market driven, customer centric DFI (Development Financial Institution) with a primary focus on strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia, Agrobank strikes an equal balance to its developmental and commercial roles to benefit the agriculture sector. Agrobank provides a comprehensive repertoire of financing solutions for the agriculture community; that includes upstream activities related to primary food and commodities-based agriculture activities to downstream activities such as processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural products.
 
Agrobank also offers retail banking financing solutions to improve the well-being of the agriculture community. This is done through its network of 192 customer touch points including 138 branches, 1 agro banking, 1 virtual banking, 10 commercial financing centre, 34 kiosk, 8 agro corners & agro point.  
 
In 2019, Agrobank celebrates its golden jubilee Anniversary, as it marks 50 years of its proud establishment developing the agro industry.  
 
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*VBI or value-based intermediation is an initiative by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) which aims to improve the products and services offered by Islamic financial institutions towards a better facilitation of entrepreneurship, community well-being, sustainable environment and economic growth, without compromising on shareholders’ returns

Issued by Corporate Communications Department, Agrobank

Source: Agrobank

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